Just a point of clarification on the 3-6 Omaha HL game: It's a limit game and not Pot Limit. They are reluctant to spread a pot limit split game (we have asked) because of the math when it comes to the huge pots and figuring out all the half and quarter pots there would be.

The only pot limit game they are speading now is the 1-2 PLO game. (high only) And speaking on the 1-2 PLO (since I'm a regular in this game at
DP) they should move to a 1-2 with a $5 bring in or simple swith to a $5-$5 game (with no straddle) in order to speed it up a little. These games should all be played as red chip games. Its almost run like that now with all the bets after the flop being in increments of $5, but preflop it should be like that so to open up with a pot sized raise should be $15 to go UTG. This is how they do it at the Venetian in Vegas and just makes the game run smoother.

I think the game would be better if it were to be 1-2-5 plo or rather 1-2 plo with button straddle to 5 being mandatory. so the opening bet can become 20. I would be in favor of the game playing all red chips, just worried about it becoming 5-5 plo, when the straddle is standard on the button to 10 instead of 5 the game begins to play much larger.

edit: just saw you mentioned the 5-5 game being no straddle, I would be in favor of this. Hopefully the game continues to run nightly

Aww my trip report last night got to DP around 12 put my name on the 1/2 list I was about 20 down so I figured I would check the check the table games I lost 100 @ the craps table so I came back up staits and waited for my name to be called the list was moving very quick. Got on the tables aroujd 1am I must say this place is 10 times better than CT and I live closer to carlestown.. good chairs big room cage in the poker room very easy to get to for the most part play is on par for the area = to AC at the level I played. Won some $ so overall it was a good night I will be coming back here often.

The rewards web site has been down since May because they got a new system and haven't got around to fixing it.

Anyway, was at DP today and got hit hard by the cards. 1-2 game played almost 2-5 so I needed to be careful. lots of guys with lots of money crapping out and re buying. Chips on the table had to be near 4000 with at least five guys in the 5 to 6 hundred range Including me. 18 tables spread when i left with a 1-2 plo game,

I did get a chance to talk to the manager about the free roll and his present tournaments. He told me that the proposal is in for both the freeroll and tourney room and they should have an answer Tuesday. They are still looking for a tournament room opening start date of early August, but I did go upstairs and there's not a poker table on the floor. Sign said private party. but I went up anyway. I'm not sure how they could move that quick but this is one of the main boss guys (name out for the moderator), so I assume he knows. I also told him that I hated their present AM tournament starting stack. He said he knows people have been asking for 10,000 to start. By the time the second break is over, if you don't have 25,000 chips which is way above average, it's really hard to play any different than any ace and "all in." I'm glad I got my two cents in to management (name left out) and we talked about the affect that Chester is having on DP and that's caused a slight slow down in general managements motivation to move quickly. He did say that it would be 40 hours play for the free roll and that any tourney winner would get an automatic invite. Really a great room run by great people. All the dealers have grown into competence. Lastly, he told me that he is trying to increase comps to .50 per hour at 1-2 and maybe more at larger games.

You guys should talk to the room manager personally. I'd give you the names that count (there are three boss men and one big boss man), but the moderator will blank it out. Management will certainly listen. I agree that the game should a red chip game. Stacking the pot for bigger pot bets isn't doing much for hands per hour. It has to be the slowest moving game at the park. Most of the dealers I've watched spread it were pretty good. My guess is they don't let the rookies deal it.

What No Limit Hold Em tables do they have? 1-2 I'm guessing. Any 2-5? Any 5-10? Thanks

Just got back from a barely above break-even 6-hour session of 3/6. Here are the highlights.

There was a list of about 6 or 7 players for 6/12, and at one point the manager walked around, asking who would play, but I guess he didn't get enough. They announced a few times they wanted to start an interest list for 10/20, but I never saw it on the board.

I met a really nice lady at my table who had recently lost her husband of 64 years, which makes her about double my age. I think she was hitting on me (she gave me cookies), and I would have considered it, but I didn't want to be her rebound guy. Just kidding. There were several other very nice people at my table who I enjoyed chatting with - which made for a very enjoyable day.

A shout out to White Marsh store guy Al: Hey - what up!

I'm sitting near the rail and I hear a guy walking past the slots apparently heading to the blackjack tables, explaining to the two women he is with .... "it's easy - you just try to get as close to 21 as you can without going over." Um, yeah, I guess that is more or less right.

Some guy passing by stops at the poker room and asks what the antes are. I explain there are 2 blinds of $1 and $3. He says he's always wanted to try poker, and he'll have to come back and try next time. The 3/6 game seems to pull in a decent amout of those type of players.

We had one dealer who was EXCEPTIONALLY good. She dealt super fast and really kept the game moving. Here's a weird stat - at one point we actually had 4 out of 5 dealers who dealt lefthanded.

About half the table were actually pretty solid poker players, unlike my other trips where there were 2 or 3 max who really knew what they were doing.

At one point, about half the table (not necessarily the same half as the last paragraph) was from Baltimore or a suburb.

the limit omaha 3 6 game is 8 or better, in the limit split pot game they stack the pot. in the 1-2 plo game there is no pot stacking and the game speed is rather good, the dealers tend to know the pot amount every time when a player simply raises "pot"

didn't expect 1-2 plo to run on a Monday night, may have to make the trip up tomorrow evening if it will continue to go every night

They did spread a 3-6.... 8 or better last night and also a 1-2 plo game. they tried to get a 6-12 limit game going, but an earlier post says they didn't get it off the ground. I too was there when they were asking any player to join.

They always have a bunch of 1-2 games going and almost always between 2 and 5 2-5 games. They don't play any 2-4 limit, but play only 3-6 and have a few of those. They seem to get a 1-2 plo game going every night and almosty every night are able to spread a 5-10 nl. They have had problems dpeading any 10-20 or 6-13 limit games. They have a large max buy in at 2-5 of 1000, so they game plays large. There is no limit to a buy in at 5-10. You can bring 20K if you want into that game.

But, DP keeps a web site which tells you what games they are spreadin which runs a few hours behind.

http://www.delawarepark.com/poker.php

Also, the room has a direct number and you can put your name on the list up to one hour prior to your arrival. If it's a drive, I suggest always calling in the get listed especially on the weekeends. 302-355-1050. I also call just ask to ask how many 1-2 games are there or what the list looks like for mixed games. They don't seem to mind at all talking to me on the phone and giving me answers. I've got thm on speed dial. Yes, I'm a poker degen. Now that Chester's Harrah's is open it is pretty easy seating at most games during the week.

On the subject of room, the manager told me "he knew he could have put smaller tables in and put them closer together". He could, therefore, have "added five to six tables" to his 20 table room. He says he just didn't want the room to be that kind of experience.

I have been thinking that Delaware Poker room should have an official representative that follows the 2 plus 2 board. Stan, who runs the Borgata routinely follows two plus two at home and at work. And better yet, he responds to requests for games made on the web site. It may be that the DP manager can't do this, but perhaps someone can be assigned. The moderator can easily give information on how to get this designation. Also, if the person is the representative, his/her name can be used in posts and they will have the opportunity to respond. As I'm playing 60 plus hours a month there now, I've been trying to get information out. But, I'm a lowly 1-2 player with too much time on my hands and since I'm only average on skill level, I need a day job. (though I've found some extra cash at the tables over the last year) Must be the 30,000 hands (poker tracker) I've logged on line this year has improved my game.

I know some DP Dealers follow this thread. I don't know if any floor supervisors do. Do they? Can the dealers talk to room management (name out for the moderator) and some of us that follow this board should request that someone be assigned two plus two duty the next time they're in the room.uhmmmmm, that will probably be today if the wife/boss lets me go. Hopefully she gives in, I gave her the OK for new print for the dining room yesterday with a 25% win cut. What else could she ask for?

It would definitely be nice to see this happen.

Wow, how many type O's can I put in a post? I have got to start looking at what I write and using spell check. No wonder the moderator has told me that I'm an idiot who writes poorly. I won't even try to explain most of my mistakes, other than to say, there's no such thing as 6-13 limit. There is a 6-12.

I'm thinking about playing the tournament on Friday 7/30. Does anyone know if Friday tournaments get a decent turnout?

Now that Chester is open and the Philly people go there, do we still have to have the Phillies game on every single TV? Instead, can't we watch ...

Nevermind. It doesn't matter. I'm just bitter because Baltimore doesn't have a baseball team.